What do i do with backbone from beef?

[Hedgehog Mtn]

What uses are there for the backbone of a grass fed beef? I'm making stock with the rest of the bones but I've never known any uses for the backbone.

Thanks!!!

[gardenmommy]

Is it not possible to make stock with it?

[Hedgehog Mtn]

I guess that's what I'm wondering - would it be okay to add it to the stockpot? I wonder if it would taste different than normal?

[greenmulberry]

If I had one I would make stock from it, it seems like it would be similar to neck or tail???

[CherryBomb]

I haven't used backbone myself, but I can't think of any reason why it couldn't be used for stock.

[blueridgewoman]

We've never used beef backbone, but I have some pork backbone cooking right now-- if it helps, pork backbone tastes very much like ribs, so I'm guessing that beef backbone may taste like beef ribs and behave in the same way? We just put bbq sauce on ours.

[Otto]

I'd roast it first, but the beef chine bone (backbone) is great for stocks and sauces.

[gardenmommy]

I guess I think that bones are bones, they all have marrow, right, so if you cook them long enough, you should get the minerals out of them. OP, if you do use them, please post back with how your stock turns out.